Product Description

Boris Manasherov is not a typical knife designer. He is an engineer, a trained gunsmith, and a Krav Maga martial arts specialist who has been instructing Israeli special units since 1985. The Thunder Storm is a direct reflection of that background — a knife designed not for aesthetics first, but for how a knife actually behaves when you need to move fast, change grips under pressure, and operate with one hand in conditions that don't accommodate deliberate technique.

The blade is 2.83" of AUS-8 stainless steel with a stonewash finish that hides the marks of real use and reduces glare. Drop point geometry keeps the tip controlled and predictable for general cutting tasks, and the pronounced finger choil gives a secure purchase point when your grip needs to be precise. The stonewash works on the surface too — AUS-8 is an easy-steel, sharpening quickly on standard equipment and delivering reliable edge retention for everyday and duty use at this price point.

What distinguishes the Thunder Storm from a standard tactical folder is the grip system. Ridges run along both the blade spine and the handle, engineered specifically to support rapid transitions between a forward grip and a reverse grip — a feature with obvious application for anyone trained in Krav Maga or defensive blade techniques. The coyote brown aluminum handle scales are milled with weight-reducing grooves (jimping) that keep the knife light while providing secure mechanical purchase. A lanyard hole and repositionable deep-carry tip-up clip complete the carry package. The included tool allows the tungsten carbide glass breaker at the pommel to be swapped for a flat plate when the glass breaker isn't required.

Key features:

• Blade Steel: AUS-8 stainless steel, stonewash finish — reliable EDC and duty-use alloy; good corrosion resistance, easy to resharpen, practical edge retention
• Blade: 2.83" drop point, plain edge, pronounced finger choil — controlled tip geometry with secure forward-grip choke position for precision tasks
• Lock: Manual button lock (non-automatic) — 01BO794N is the NON-AUTO version; secure push-button lockup, one-handed operation, no spring-assist deployment
• Handle: Coyote Brown aluminum, milled with weight-reducing grooves — lightweight, rigid, with spine ridges engineered for rapid forward-to-reverse grip transitions
• Glass Breaker: Swappable tungsten carbide glass breaker at pommel — included tool allows swap to flat plate when glass breaker is not required
• Carry: Reversible deep-carry tip-up pocket clip, lanyard hole; 7.28" OAL
• Designer: Boris Manasherov — engineer, gunsmith, Israeli Krav Maga specialist, instructor to Israeli special units since 1985; designs grounded in real-world defensive blade training
• Boker Plus: Designed and engineered in Solingen, Germany; produced in Asia; Knifeworks authorized Boker dealer

Tactical EDC users and professionals who want a purpose-designed grip-transition knife from a designer with legitimate special forces training background. Krav Maga practitioners and defensive blade users for whom the grip-change feature is functional, not decorative. Anyone looking for a coyote brown aluminum folder at a duty-carry price point under $100.

Order the Boker Plus Thunder Storm (01BO794N) at Knifeworks.com, your authorized Boker dealer. Call 888-225-9775 — our team carries these knives daily. Same or next business day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana.